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Fabien Jouves

Fabien Jouves Jour Fruit Cahors Red 2024

Price: $25.00
Tasting notes

Pours a vivid purple-ruby. The nose offers crushed dark berries, mulberry, cherry pit, licorice and a whisper of soft spice. Plush dark red berry fruit, silky tannins, and a lipsmacking finish make this a lithe, juicy take on Malbec built for the table.

BodyFruitTanninAcidity
  • Style: Dry, medium-bodied red; vivid purple-ruby; dark berry and spice aromas; approx. 12% ABV
  • Grapes & Terroir: 100% Malbec (Côt); biodynamic (Demeter); limestone soils at high elevation, Cahors
  • Winemaking: Hand-harvested, destemmed, native-yeast fermentation, 7-day maceration in concrete and neutral oak, unfined and unfiltered
  • Serving: Serve at 55-60°F; lightly chilled works beautifully; no decanting needed
  • Pairing: Grilled meats, burgers, sausages, charcuterie, mushroom dishes, aged cheeses
  • Similar To: Loire Cabernet Franc for fans of fresh, biodynamic, lithe reds

Fabien Jouves Jour Fruit Cahors 2024 is a fresh, lithe expression of Malbec (locally called Côt) from the high-elevation slopes of Cahors in southwest France. Born into a long line of winemakers, Fabien Jouves enrolled at a winemaking school in Bordeaux, drove home every weekend to manage the vineyards and began converting them to biodynamic agriculture, earning Demeter certification by 2011. Situated at the highest elevations of the Cahors appellation, the home of malbec in southwest France, the Jouves estate benefits from limestone-based soils and cool nighttime temperatures. Made from 25-year-old vines grown biodynamically and harvested by hand, the grapes are destemmed and spontaneously fermented with ambient yeasts in neutral oak and cement after a 7-day maceration, then bottled without fining or filtration.

Pair with grilled meats off the BBQ, sausages, charcuterie boards, and hearty stews. Fatty, oily dishes will temper the wine's bright acidity, while umami-rich plates like mushroom ragout or aged cheeses bring out its savory depth. Try lightly chilled with burgers or a Sunday roast.

Wine details

Dry/Sweet:, Dry
Wine Type:, Red Wine
Wine Style:, Medium Body
Grapes:, Malbec
Farming:, Biodynamic
Vintage:, 2024
Alcohol:, 12%
Country:, France
Region:, South West France
Appellation:, Cahors AOP
Bottle Size:, 750ml
Sugar Level:, Zero Added Sugar

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Fabien Jouves Jour Fruit Cahors Red 2024
$25.00

Producer profile

Fabien Jouves

Born into a long line of winemakers, Fabien Jouves once sought to escape his Southwest France village near Cahors to go off to medical school, but when his parents began to struggle to maintain their domaine in the early 2000s, Jouves switched careers and enrolled at a prestigious winemaking school in Bordeaux, driving home every weekend to manage the vineyards and begin converting them to biodynamic agriculture. Fabien Jouves founded his winery, Mas del Perie, in 2006 and has farmed his 21 hectares in the hills of Cahors and Quercy biodynamically since 2011.

By 2006, he was cranking out his first vintage, and by 2011, he had earned Demeter certification. In his own estate vineyards, Fabien practices biodynamic farming methods, and all of his wines are fermented with indigenous yeasts and treated with a light, non-interventionist touch.

This côt (aka malbec) is made from 25 year old vines grown biodynamically and harvested by hand, with grapes destemmed and spontaneously fermented with ambient yeasts in neutral oak and cement after a 7 day maceration, and bottling occurs without fining or filtration. The result is a fresh, transparent Malbec that challenges the grape's heavier stereotypes.

Wine region

South West France, France

Cahors sits in southwest France along the Lot River, a historic region long considered the original home of Malbec, known locally as Côt or Auxerrois. The appellation's vineyards stretch across limestone plateaus and river terraces, with cool nighttime temperatures preserving freshness and aromatic lift in the wines.

Situated at the highest elevations of the Cahors appellation, the home of malbec in southwest France, the Jouves estate benefits from limestone-based soils and cool nighttime temperatures. Cahors AOP requires a minimum of 70% Malbec, traditionally blended with Merlot and Tannat, producing structured, dark-fruited reds with a distinctive savory edge.

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